Tool holder



2, 1967 J. A. SAN-BRICK 3,3 7

TOOL HOLDER Filed April 29, 1965 I mum 7 J9? wing yawn? United States Patent 3,337,058 TOOL HOLDER John A. Sandrick, Chicago, Ill., assignor to S-K Wayne Tool Company, a corporation of Maryland Filed Apr. 29, 1965, Ser. No. 451,755 2 Claims. (Cl. 21169) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A two-part holder for socket screw drivers, the parts being hinged for enclosing the drivers or exposing them for access.

dated from the tool holder.

Another object is to provide a tool holder comprising a pair of housing parts formed of sheet metal wherein one part serves as a support for the other part and the other part has means for receiving and supporting the tools, the two parts being pivotally connected together so that the second part can be swung to either of two positions, one with the tools retained and the other with them exposed for ready access.

Still another object is to provide a two-part housing in which a base part may be mounted on a wall, suspended on the side of a tool tray or placed on a work bench, the other part being pivotable to a position of access for the tools whether the housing is vertical on a wall or horizontal on a work bench top.

A further object is to provide a relatively simple base housing having a back wall and a pair of flanges forming end walls with a third flange spanning the length of the back wall to act as a retainer for the tools.

Still a further object is to provide a tool holder member pivoted to the housing which is formed of sheet metal in the form of a channel having openings in its flanges to receive various tools, and at the ends of the channel has a pair of depending flanges for pivotal connection to the end flanges of the base housing.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my tool holder, whereby the objects above contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in detail on the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a tool holder embodying my invention;

FIG. 2 is a the holder;

FIG. 3 is a of the device;

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4-4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a similar sectional view showing the tool holder part of the device in a swung-out position for access to the tools supported thereby, and

FIG. 6 is a sectional view similar to a portion of FIG. 4 showing another method of mounting the tool holder.

On the accompanying drawing I have used the reference character H to indicate, in general, a housing and S a tool support, the two being shown disassociated from each other in FIGS. 2 and 3. The housing H and the supperspective view of the base housing of perspective view of the tool holder member port S constitute my tool holder for tools of the socket type such as screwdrivers 10 of the plain or Phillips type and reamers 10a shown in FIG. 1. Obviously other types of tools of the socket variety can be accommodated. These tools have shanks 12 and enlarged sockets at their upper ends. The socket portion has an other-thau-round socket, for instance, square, to receive the shank of a ratchet wrench of the type shown in Rueb Patent No. 2,744,432.

The housing H is formed of sheet metal and comprises a back 16 having a pair of end flanges 18 provided with rivet openings 14a and a longitudinal flange 20. The tool support S has a channel-shaped portion comprising a web 24, upper and lower flanges 22 and 26 and at its ends the flange 22 has end flanges 28. The end flanges 28 are adapted to fit between the end flanges 18 and are' provided with rivet openings 14a to receive rivets 14 when the two parts are assembled together. The rivets serve as pivot means for permitting two different positions of the support S relative to the housing H as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

The flanges 22 and 26 are provided with aligned openings 30 and 32, respectively, to receive the bits 12 of the tools 10 and 10a as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The flanges 28 are provided with stop shoulders 38 adapted to engage the back 16 as shown in FIG. 5 to limit the outward swing of the support 8 relative to the housing H and are also provided with dimples 34 to coact with the outer edges of the flanges 18 as shown in FIG. 5 to retain the support in the pivoted-out position. The dimples also provide friction when forced in between the flanges 18 to normally retain the support in the closed position of FIG. 4. v

The back 16 is provided with a pair of ears 40' in which are formed key-hole slots 42 as shown in FIG. 2 for the purpose of detachably hanging the tool holder on a wall 44 as shown in FIG. 4, using nails 46 for this purpose. Alternatively, the cars 40 may hook over the flange 48 of a sheet metal tool tray 50 or the like. Thus, the housing may be readily mounted at a convenient point of use and the support S pivoted out to the position of FIG. 5 for ready access to the various tools 10 and 10a. When not in use the support can be pivoted back into the position of FIG. 4 where the flange 20 prevents acciof the tools 10 and 10a from the angle from such surface and again the tools would be readily available for use.

box or the like, the tools will Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my tool holder without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invenmetal having a web and a pair of upper and lower flanges forming a channel-shaped member, and provided also with end flanges extending downwardly below the lower one of said pair of flanges, the upper and lower flanges of said channel-shaped member being provided with aligned holes to receive socket tools or the like, said tool support being received in said housing and having the lower ends of its end flanges pivoted to said end flanges of said housing for movement to one position in said housing with said top flange retaining said socket tools and another position wherein said tools extend at an angle from said housing and are accessible for use.

2. In a tool holder of the character described, a housing comprising a sheet metal member having a back wall provided with end flanges, a tool support comprising a channel-shaped sheet metal member having a web and a pair of flanges, and provided also with end flanges, the first mentioned flanges of said channel-shaped member being provided with aligned holes to receive socket tools or the like, said tool support being received in said housing and pivoted thereto for movement to one position in said housing, and another position wherein said tools extend at an angle from said housing and are accessible for use, the back wall of said housing having hook-like ears for mounting said housing, said ears being perforated with keyhole slots.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,043,891 11/1912 Zange 20617 1,711,922 5/1929 Curtis l 211-69 1,835,037 12/1931 Gillum r i l 211--87 2,437,595 3/ 1948 Douglass l 20617 2,736,426 2/ 1956 Hamilton 20617 ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner.

CHANCELLOR E. HARRIS, Examiner.

20 K. J. WINGERT, Assistant Examiner. 

1. IN A TOOL HOLDER OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A HOUSING COMPRISING A SINGLE MEMBER OF SHEET METAL HAVING A BACK WALL PROVIDED WITH END FLANGES AND A TOP FLANGE, A TOOL SUPPORT COMPRISING A SECOND SINGLE MEMBER OF SHEET METAL HAVING A WEB AND A PAIR OF UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES FORMING A CHANNEL-SHAPED MEMBER, AND PROVIDED ALSO WITH END FLANGES EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY BELOW THE LOWER END OF SAID PAIR OF FLANGES, THE UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES OF SAID CHANNEL-SHAPED MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH ALIGNED HOLES TO RECEIVE SOCKET TOOLS OR THE LIKE, SAID TOOL SUPPORT BEING RECEIVED IN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING THE LOWER ENDS OF ITS END FLANGES PIVOTED TO SAID END FLANGES OF SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT TO ONE POSITION IN SAID HOUSING WITH SAID TOP FLANGE RETAINING SAID SOCKET TOOLS AND ANOTHER POSITION WHEREIN SAID TOOLS EXTEND AT AN ANGLE FROM SAID HOUSING AND ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. 